Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System; Notice of Public Meeting, 47938-47939 [E9-22471]

Download as PDF 47938 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 180 / Friday, September 18, 2009 / Notices which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. Additional information about the projects is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, then on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field (i.e., CP09–68). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. 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The refund effective date for the proceeding instituted in Docket No. EL09–40–000 is March 27, 2009, the date of publication in the Federal Register 2 of notice of the Commission’s action in this proceeding. Under section 206 of the FPA, if no final decision is rendered by the 1 16 2 74 U.S.C. 824e (2006). FR 13428 (2009). VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:10 Sep 17, 2009 Jkt 217001 conclusion of the 180-day period commencing upon initiation of a proceeding pursuant to section 206, the Commission must state why it has failed to render a final decision. In that event the Commission must also provide its best estimate as to when it reasonably expects to make such a decision. The Commission will be unable to render a final decision by the refund effective date because additional time is needed to analyze the issues. The Commission estimates that it will be able to issue a decision by December 31, 2009. This estimate is influenced by the complexity of the issues in the proceeding. The Secretary of the Commission issues this notice pursuant to section 375.302(w) of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 375.302(w) (2009). Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–22474 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL09–74–000] Green Energy Express LLC ; Notice of Filing Take notice that on September 9, 2009, Green Energy Express LLC (Green Energy) filed a Petition for Declaratory Order requesting that the Commission approve certain rate incentives for Green Energy Transmission Line Project (Project). The Project includes a 70-mile double-circuit 500kV alternating current transmission line and a new 500 kilovolt/230 kV substation, as well as an advanced technology fast-acting phase shifter that will enable the transport of up to 2,000 megawatts of power from otherwise location-constrained renewable generation resources near and around the existing Eagle Mountain Substation in eastern Riverside County, California to load centers in Southern California. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–22475 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P September 11, 2009. PO 00000 appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 9, 2009. Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM06–16–000] Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System; Notice of Public Meeting September 10, 2009. Take notice that on September 22, 2009, the Commission Staff will hold a public meeting to present research conducted by the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, sponsored by the Commission, on Topological and Impedance Element Ranking (TIER) of the Bulk-Power System. Commission Staff will convene this meeting, beginning at 10 a.m. and ending at 12 noon (EDT), at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission’s Office of Electric Reliability (OER) initiated this project to develop, for purposes of section 215 of the Federal Power Act, a methodology to aid in identifying and ranking the E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM 18SEN1 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 180 / Friday, September 18, 2009 / Notices elements of the Bulk-Power System in the United States. Specifically, OER staff is seeking: (1) Develop a process to distinguish those facilities that should not be considered part of the BulkPower System from those facilities that should be considered part of the BulkPower System; (2) identify the elements needed to operate each of the electric interconnections; and (3) rank the importance of those elements. This project may lead to a methodology that could be utilized in future proceedings to aid in refining the scope of what constitutes the Bulk-Power System subject to section 215 of the Federal Power Act. The University of WisconsinMadison, in conjunction with OER staff, has developed and tested a mathematically-based model intended to reflect the physics of the Bulk-Power System. Dr. B. Lesieutre, Dr. C. DeMarco and Mr. D. Schwarting, faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will give the presentation. The TIER report will be made available on the FERC Web calendar page for this event and on eLibrary when it is released. The Commission will accept comments on this report within 30 days after it is posted on the FERC Web site. An agenda and Power Point presentation will be posted on the FERC Web calendar page closer to the time of the presentation. FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free (866) 208–3372 (voice) or (202) 502– 8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208– 2106 with the required accommodations. A free Web cast of this event is available through https://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with internet access who desires to view this event can do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at https://www.ferc.gov and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to its Web cast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the free Web casts. It also offers access to this event via television in the Washington, DC area and via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit https:// www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at (703) 993–3100. Transcripts of the presentation will be available immediately for a fee from Ace Reporting Company (202–347–3700 or 1–800–336–6646). VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:10 Sep 17, 2009 Jkt 217001 For further technical information please contact Robert V. Snow at (202) 502–6716. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–22471 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD09–8–000] Transmission Planning Processes Under Order No. 890; Notice Announcing Panelists and Final Agenda for the September 21, 2009 Technical Conference in Philadelphia, PA September 11, 2009. On June 30, 2009, the Commission issued a notice (June 30 Notice) scheduling staff technical conferences to examine the transmission planning processes that are being conducted pursuant to Order No. 890.1 As stated in the June 30 Notice, these technical conferences are intended to meet the Commission’s commitment that its staff would conduct an assessment of the Order No. 890 transmission planning processes. On August 3, 2009, the Commission issued a supplemental notice (August 3 Notice) with an agenda providing details on the topics that will be discussed on the panels at each of the three conferences as well as the topics panelists should be prepared to address. The August 3 Notice also reiterated that those wishing to participate as panelists should submit a request form describing the topic(s) they wish to address. In addition, those wishing to attend each conference were asked to complete a registration form. The August 3 Notice stated that a final notice with a list of the panelists for each conference would be issued in advance of the conferences. On August 7, 2009, the Commission issued an errata notice shortening the due date for all requests from those wishing to participate as a panelist at any of the three technical conferences to August 13, 2009. The attached agenda contains the panelists chosen for the September 21, 2009 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 Preventing Undue Discrimination and Preference in Transmission Service, Order No. 890, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,241, order on reh’g, Order No. 890–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,261 (2007), order on reh’g, Order No. 890–B, 123 FERC ¶ 61,299 (2008), order on reh’g, Order No. 890–C, 126 FERC ¶ 61,228 (2009). PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47939 technical conference to be held at: Marriott Philadelphia Airport, One Arrivals Road, Philadelphia, PA 19153, (215) 492–9000. Please note that the Philadelphia conference will begin at 8:30 a.m. Additional panelists may be added prior to the date of the conference. If they have not already done so, those that plan to attend the Philadelphia conference should submit the registration form, located at: https:// www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/ trans-09-21-form.asp.2 Panelists will provide introductory remarks to begin the discussion of each topic identified in the August 3 notice. The purpose of the introductory remarks is to introduce the topics of discussion, and Staff intends to facilitate a constructive dialogue among all the attendees involved in the planning process and will actively seek to incorporate input from non-panelists and audience members into that dialogue. We strongly encourage all attendees to actively participate in the conference. For further information about this conference, please contact: Zeny Magos, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 8244. zeny.magos@ferc.gov. John Yakobitis, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 8512. john.yakobitis@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–22473 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 2 The Philadelphia conference will address transmission planning for entities located within the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., PJM Interconnection, LLC, New York Independent System Operator, and ISO New England Inc. footprints, Mid-Continent Area Power Pool/MAPP Participants, and adjacent areas. In the event a transmission provider is uncertain as to which technical conference is the appropriate forum for discussion of its planning process, such transmission providers should contact Commission staff in advance to discuss the matter. Lastly, a comment date will be set at a later date allowing for the filing of post-conference comments. E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM 18SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47938-47939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22471]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM06-16-000]


Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System; Notice 
of Public Meeting

September 10, 2009.
    Take notice that on September 22, 2009, the Commission Staff will 
hold a public meeting to present research conducted by the faculty of 
the University of Wisconsin-Madison, sponsored by the Commission, on 
Topological and Impedance Element Ranking (TIER) of the Bulk-Power 
System. Commission Staff will convene this meeting, beginning at 10 
a.m. and ending at 12 noon (EDT), at the offices of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Office of Electric Reliability (OER) initiated 
this project to develop, for purposes of section 215 of the Federal 
Power Act, a methodology to aid in identifying and ranking the

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elements of the Bulk-Power System in the United States. Specifically, 
OER staff is seeking: (1) Develop a process to distinguish those 
facilities that should not be considered part of the Bulk-Power System 
from those facilities that should be considered part of the Bulk-Power 
System; (2) identify the elements needed to operate each of the 
electric interconnections; and (3) rank the importance of those 
elements. This project may lead to a methodology that could be utilized 
in future proceedings to aid in refining the scope of what constitutes 
the Bulk-Power System subject to section 215 of the Federal Power Act.
    The University of Wisconsin-Madison, in conjunction with OER staff, 
has developed and tested a mathematically-based model intended to 
reflect the physics of the Bulk-Power System. Dr. B. Lesieutre, Dr. C. 
DeMarco and Mr. D. Schwarting, faculty of the University of Wisconsin-
Madison, will give the presentation.
    The TIER report will be made available on the FERC Web calendar 
page for this event and on eLibrary when it is released. The Commission 
will accept comments on this report within 30 days after it is posted 
on the FERC Web site. An agenda and Power Point presentation will be 
posted on the FERC Web calendar page closer to the time of the 
presentation.
    FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or (202) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 
with the required accommodations.
    A free Web cast of this event is available through https://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with internet access who desires to view this 
event can do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at https://www.ferc.gov and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will 
contain a link to its Web cast. The Capitol Connection provides 
technical support for the free Web casts. It also offers access to this 
event via television in the Washington, DC area and via phone-bridge 
for a fee. If you have any questions, visit https://www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle Perkowski or David 
Reininger at (703) 993-3100.
    Transcripts of the presentation will be available immediately for a 
fee from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646).
    For further technical information please contact Robert V. Snow at 
(202) 502-6716.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-22471 Filed 9-17-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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